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HARDWOOD RECORD 



j^hortagc au(] preparations are being made to 

 circumvent it if possible, or. at least, to lessen 

 any inconveniences that might arise. 



The demand for wide sizes of poplar is one 

 of the features of the market. Dealers who have 

 wide stocks can ask almost any price and 

 sales have been made as high as $145 per thoi> 

 sand. Prices for ordinary sizes are firm. Plain 

 and quartered oak is strong and advances have 

 been made in quotations. Hickory is also in 

 good demand with firm quotations prevailing. 

 There is a better demand for ash, which has 

 been one nf the weak woods on the market. 

 Other hardwoods are steady. 



also been sending in a healthy call for hard- 

 woods and dealers generally report business as 

 being in fine shape. 



CINCINNATI 



Indications are strong for a most prosperous 

 year Jn the lumber trade. Furniture manufac- 

 turers closed the year with good business and 

 the new year has opened up most auspicious 

 orders for future delivery. The wagon, carriage 

 and the automobile industries are in a flourish- 

 ing condition. Prospects for a very heavy 

 building season are good, and all of the archi- 

 tects are crowded with business. 



There is every indication of an increase in the 

 price of hardwoods during the year, already 

 there is a tightening noticeable, this more espe- 

 cially in the price of oak, while chestnut and 

 poplar are keeping closely up. 



The year opens with but a small stock of high- 

 grade quarter-sawed and plain white oak in sight 

 and available. Good figured stuff is held at 

 fancy prices, while narrow and low grades are 

 not plentiful. The stocks of red oak, both 

 quarter-sawed and plain, are good, with a strong 

 and steadily increasing demand. Furniture man- 

 ufacturers arc using more red oak than formerly. 

 Chestnut is in good supply for lengths below 

 twelve feet, but twelve feet and over is not 

 plentiful. One's and two's of twelve feet and 

 over are in demand and readily disposed of to 

 buyers for the eastern trade. Sound wormy is in 

 fair supply, with a ready sale for all that the 

 market produces. Poplar is in good demand, and 

 leads the market in the volume of transactions ; 

 good, wide, clear stock is not plentiful and com- 

 mands fancy prices. Medium grades are in good 

 supply and in very active demand. The low- 

 grade stock of lumber is heavy, but there has 

 been an encouraging movement during the past 

 month, owing to the heavy demand from the 

 boxmaking industry. Ash is in good supply for 

 all grades, but the stocks available, it is esti- 

 mated, would uot be sufficient to meet a rush 

 year. Hickory is in good supply with sufficient 

 stock available to meet the wants of the trade, 

 but it is said by those that specialize in hickory 

 that the visible supply would not be equal to 

 the heavy demand that would be realized during 

 the year. Ilcd gum is rapidly forging its way 

 to the front as a strong feature of the market, 

 and inquiries are becoming more numerous, espe- 

 cially from manufacturers of furniture. Many 

 concerns are adding red gum to their stock lists, 

 while those who have been exploiting red gum 

 in the past are feeling good over the interest 

 which is being aroused. 



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TOLEDO 



The ioi'iil hardwood market is reported in 

 splendid shape and the trade is much gratified 

 with present husiness and the outlook for the 

 future. Prices are firm and indications point to 

 higher figures in the near future. For the most 

 part stocks are in tolerably good shape although 

 there is a scarcity in firsts and seconds o£ all 

 woods. Wide poplar is extremely scarce, bring- 

 ing fancy prices. Plain oak is also scarce. 

 Cypress is in good demand and prices have an 

 upward tendency. Plain red oak and quarter 

 sawed white oak have had the lead, being in 

 active call by furniture concerns and for house 

 finishing. Vehicle and automobile concerns have 



INDIANAPOLIS 



'J'he new year has started off well. Trade is 

 brisk, considering the time of year, and prices 

 are from ten to fifteen per cent higher than they 

 were one year ago. Indications are that there 

 will be still greater improvement during the 

 year, and both hardwood dealers and manufac- 

 lurei's are pleased with the outlook. 



.\t present, oak is the greatest in demand, 

 iinartered oak being the favorite. Furniture tac- 

 torii'S and vehicle plants are all busy, preparing 

 for a larger business than they had in 19(H>. 

 Shipments are moving nicely in hardwoods and 

 Ui) trouble is being encountered from car 

 shortage. 



MEMPHIS 



The demand for hardwood lumbi'r js rather 

 (luiet at the moment as most of the firms here 

 are engaged in taking stock and as a number 

 of the important consuming and yarding interests 

 in all parts of the country are engaged in similar 

 activities. However, there is no element of weak- 

 ness in the situation and the majority of the 

 trade is not only looking forward to better prices 

 but also to a very sati-sfactory business during 

 1010. The demand is particularly good for high- 

 grade stock- of all kind, while there is some 

 tendency toward improvement in the lower 

 grades. The supply of the former is generally 

 light while the latter is plentiful enough to 

 meet all reijuiroments at the present time. Tue 

 demand is strong for plain and quartered oak 

 in the higher grades and No. 1 common is also 

 actively wanted ; prices are high and are show- 

 ing a healthy iindertone. The supply is by 

 no means large and those who hold dry stock 

 are iiaving no dilficulty in disposing thereof. 

 The call for high-grade ash and cypress is good, 

 in fact, c.vpress is moving well in all grades 

 with the exception of No. 1 and No. 2 common. 

 Cottonwood is in better demand in all grades but 

 prices are not altogether satisfactory. Gum is 

 moving rather better in all grades. Red is 

 wanted on a fairly large scale and some interests 

 report a better movement in sap gum. The box 

 business continues to improve and this is re- 

 tlected in a better feeling in both low-grade 

 Cottonwood and gum. The export situation is 

 improving and there is an appreciable increase in 

 I he amount of lumber being sent abroad from the 

 Memphis territory as well as from Memphis 

 liroijer. There is very little poplar for sale in 

 this market but such as is offered is readily 

 taken at current quotations. 



LOUISVILLE 



The hardwood situation is in good eouditioii. 

 the demand from all classes of consuming manu- 

 facturers being active. During the holidays and 

 before the first of the year, when stocks were 

 being taken by the factories, the demand slowed 

 up a trifie, but it has resumed again with 

 vigor. The character of orders received indicates 

 that there is only a small amount of dry stocks 

 held by consumers, and that purchases have 

 heretofore been of a hand-to-mouth variety. 

 Heavy buying on a rising market is therefore 

 the prediction for the next few months. Plain 

 and quartered oak and poplar are moving well, 

 the common grades, as already noted, being in 

 much better demand than for a long time. The 

 building situation generally is improved, and this 

 has stimulated the demand for mahogany, the 

 manufacturers of which regard the market as 

 favorable. Veneer manufacturers report condi- 

 tions as satisfactory, with a heavy demand ano 

 [irici-s stronger. 



INSURANCE COST 



As a lumberman you carefully 

 analyze the cost of your stumpage, 

 manufacture and sales, but your 

 insurance is usually bunched with 

 "general expense." 



We can convince you that fire 

 insurance is worthy of even more 

 careful analysis and attention than 

 any other feature of your business. 



We can also convince you that 

 our form of insurance is the safe, 

 logical and economical one. 



Will you give us an opportunity 

 to prove our claimsi* 



Manufacturing Woodworkers 

 Underwriters 



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 Send us your inquiries for special bills in Oak 

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